Incidents Around the House vs The September House: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Incidents Around the House Incidents Around the House Josh Malerman · 2024 ★★★★☆ 3.9 383 pages · ≈ 7 h 06 m · Moderate

To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying…

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Cover of The September House The September House Carissa Orlando · 2023 ★★★★☆ 3.9 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the…

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Scores by source

Incidents Around the HouseThe September House
Goodreads — 3.9 (107027)
Hardcover 3.7 (276) 4.0 (208)
Apple Books 4.0 (487) 4.0 (321)

Reception

Incidents Around the HouseThe September House
Ratings 487 107027
Editions 2 3
Film adaptations 1 —
Wikipedia attention 43388 —
Pages 383 432

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